Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 2021
Medical Disimpaction for Children With Organic Esophageal Foreign Body in the Era of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
Esophageal foreign body impaction (EFBI) is a common presentation in pediatric emergency medicine. Interventions (medical or endoscopic) are often required because of the severity of symptoms and risk of complications. Use of medical disimpaction (MD) such as glucagon injections and effervescent agents (eg, carbonated beverages) has been well described in adults; however, there are limited data in the pediatric literature. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a relatively "new" clinicopathological entity that may present with EFBI mostly due to food with histological findings of EoE. Our study aim was to determine the efficacy of MD for organic EFBI in the pediatric population especially in children with EoE. ⋯ Medical disimpaction was ineffective in children with EoE but may be of help with symptom resolution in approximately 70% of children without EoE.
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 2021
Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance and Immobilization Practice Among Prehospital Emergency Medical Providers: A Statewide Survey.
Pediatric cervical spine injuries are rare but potentially life threatening. Although published guidelines for assessment of such injuries exist, there is less uniformity in its implementation in out-of-hospital settings. Our purpose was to assess the knowledge and practice patterns for pediatric cervical spine immobilization among prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) providers in Arizona. ⋯ In this statewide survey involving prehospital EMS providers, we found that pediatric cervical spine clearance and immobilization practices, even within a specific geographic location, remain inconsistent.
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialTablet Computer as a Distraction Tool During Facial Laceration Repair: A Randomized Trial.
Child life interventions reduce the anxiety of medical procedures but are not always available in emergency departments. In this study, we determined the effect of parent-directed tablet computer use without child life direction on patient anxiety and on parent and suturing clinician experience during pediatric facial laceration repair. ⋯ Unrestrained children may benefit from parent-directed tablet computer distraction. Parents who operate the device are less anxious during their children's procedures.
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 2021
Pediatric Major Vascular Injuries: A 16-Year Institutional Experience From a Combined Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center.
Vascular injury in pediatric trauma patients is uncommon but associated with a reported mortality greater than 19% in some series. The purpose of this study was to characterize pediatric major vascular injuries (MVIs) and analyze mortality at a high-volume combined adult and pediatric trauma center. ⋯ Our experience demonstrates that MVIs are associated with a significant mortality (15.3%), with a majority of those resulting from gunshot wounds, more than 9-fold greater than the overall mortality of pediatric trauma patients at our institution (1.6%). Further research should be aimed at improving management strategies specific for MVIs in the pediatric trauma patient as gun violence continues to afflict youth in the United States.